The University of Maine women basketball team's game at Boston University was postponed after their bus crashed Tuesday night.
Except for freshman guard Milica Mitrovi, head coach Richard Barron and driver Jeff Hamlin, all the other 22 passengers including players and athletic staff escaped unhurt. Mitrovi is being treated at a local hospital for a broken hand.
The players will be staying at a hotel nearby till another bus is sent to collect them.
The Cyr Bus Line motorcoach crashed in the woods when the driver, Jeff Hamlin, 55, lost control of the wheel after a medical episode. As a result, the bus ran off a highway north of Boston along Interstate 95 in Georgetown.
In the process, head coach Richard Barron was thrown into the front stairway entrance to the bus.
Hamlin and Barron suffered facial lacerations due to the crash. Hamlin was transported by helicopter to a Boston area hospital and Barron is receiving medical care for facial cuts at a local hospital.
"It's a terrible accident, but we're just incredibly thankful that none of the other passengers were more seriously hurt," Maine athletics director, Steve Abbott, told Leeinks. "I can't believe the bus was able to go that far without having another collision. We're very thankful."
Abbott told Sea Coast Online that the university used this bus service regularly as it was efficient and comfortable.
The bus is owned by the John T. Cyr & Sons Inc. bus line of Old Town, Maine.
Mark and Tammy Anderson's daughter, Courtney, was travelling in the bus.
Anderson told Sun Journal that both he and his wife were relieved to hear that their daughter did not suffer any major injuries and is safe and sound.
Georgetown Fire Chief Al Beardsley told ESPN that authorities are still investigating as to what caused the driver to veer off the highway road.
The Maine Black Bears are scheduled to play the final home game of the season against University of North Hampshire, March 2.
